Liz / Matt / Jess & FINN visit Grandma in Connecticut

I just got back from a quick 3-day visit to CT, primarily to get some quality time in with my gram, who's not getting any younger (she's 90). Icing on the cake was having my brothers join me for the visit, as well as my #1 Nephew Mr. Finn! How happy am I to have this snap, below, of the two of us... I just love him so! Unfortunately, his Mom, Stina, and my #1 Niece, Merete, had to stay back in D.C. for a wedding they were in... but, I got my brothers, my Nephew & my CT relatives to hug and visit with!

Here we are, flanking my Gram. It's Gram, me, Matt, Jess & Mr. Finn who doesn't' always cooperate with the camera.

My Mom, here, having a nice conversation with Finn.

And, Uncle Jesse getting his time in the lens.

My grandma's house has two brooks which meet right in front of it... this is one of them, and Matt here is standing on the bridge leading up to the front of the house. It had just rained, so the book was high and it looks a bit dreary -- but, it was a wonderful weekend!!!

Thank you for taking such good care of us... Mom, Aunt Mary, Aunt Vy, Cousin Cathy, Great Aunt Gloria, and Gram! xoxox

LA Tri Club :: KATE MAJOR Meeting

LATC was thrilled to host Kate Major on April 25th. She brought with her, old roomie, Jessi Stensland (an athlete in her own right)! Jessie ended up introducing Major Kate when the time came, and the ladies regaled us with stories of re-location, training and racing. Pictured below are Paul Hekimian, Holger Beckmann, Kate & Jessi.

No LATC event would ever actually happen without the help of our amazing clubbers, donating their time to help orchestrate the events. Here you see Heather and Summer, manning our SWAG table... we had goodies from PowerBar, Biotene and our new LATC/Biotene water bottles as well as bag tags. Active members: come & get em!

At the check in table, Stella Tong had things organized. THANK YOU STELLA! Pictured here are Miss Stella with Jamie Silber of Triathletix fame. (yes, in case you were wondering by now... everyone in LA does have a website!)...

Here I am with Miss Jessi.

Everyone hung out till the very end. Kate was talking during her speech about competing from a hand-cycle (someone had challenged her) -- good times!

DESERT TRIATHLON :: Palm Springs

What a lovely weekend! Perfect temps and conditions for a race. Low-key event offering a sprint as well as an Olympic distance. Not my first trip to this race (or my last).... Below are Paul and I, putting our bikes together before heading to transition.

Here is Gary, before the race... and, Miss Rachel afterwards -- she took 2nd in her Age Group! Yeah, it hurts, but it's worth it... look at that SMILE??!

Our handsome buddies from SAN DIEGO made the trip. This event is a nice short trip for LA or SD athletes.

And, the highlight of the weekend was being part of SUMMER BONDs first TRIATHLON! She conquered her fears of the water and swam/biked and ran to complete her first official triathlon. What's next for this new racer...? Ironman?.... Danskin? ... ; ) You can see how happy Brian was to congratulate her... he even scheduled massages later the same day. Nice touch.

Paul, Sylvia and little Lucas were there to cheer us all on.

Congratulations to all finishers! Especially, our newbie, SUMMER!